Designed to give you an understanding of guitar fundamentals, this book will improve your finger strength, coordination, and independ- ence. Fretboard diagrams, standard notation, and tablature are used to assist in the visualization of harmonic patterns. The accompanying CD demonstrates the examples and will further enhance you ability to recognize specific types of scales, arpeggios, and intervals. Both authors have proven track records in academia and the school of hard rock. If it works for the lead guitarist in Queensryche, it can work for you!

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How to use this book Establishing a practice schedule Notation legend Note location guides Warm-up exercises What are scales? The G major scale The A niajor scale Major scale melodic exercises Extended major scale studies Intervals of the major scale Minor, diminished & augmented intervals What are arpeggios? Arpeggios of the G major scale Arpeggios of the A major scale How to build chords & arpeggios The most commonly used open chords Movable chord patterns What are major pentatonic scales? The G major pentatonic scale The A major pentatonic scale Major pentatonic melodic exercises What are relative minor scales? The E minor scale The F-sharp minor scale Minor scale melodic exercises Extended minor scale studies What are minor pentatonic scales? The E minor pentatonic scale The F-sharp minor pentatonic scale.. Minor pentatonic melodic exercises Summary Blank fingerboard grids